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Senior Solutions Engineer, Okta (Chicago)

Okta · Chicago, Illinois; Michigan; Wisconsin

Posted 15 days ago

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This role has been open
15 days
Okta's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Okta's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Okta
low
0 stale, 35 reposted of 320 open
Hiring momentum
541 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Okta's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Okta.

About this role

As a Senior Solutions Engineer at Okta, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor to large enterprise customers, focusing on the technical sales cycle and aligning Okta's identity solutions with customer business outcomes. Your role involves mastering the discovery process to understand customer pain points, navigating complex organizations to communicate technical concepts, and driving value-based outcomes in B2B SaaS sales cycles. You will also build strong relationships with customers, positioning Okta as a leader in identity security and AI visibility.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Okta as an employer.

What you need

  • Recent, proven experience in a customer-facing Pre-Sales role (Sales Engineer, Solutions Consultant, Pre-Sales Engineer) with a strong track record of quota attainment and securing technical wins with large, complex enterprise accounts
  • Top-tier executive communication, presentation, and storytelling abilities
  • Strong technical foundation with the ability to learn new enterprise technologies rapidly
  • Broad understanding of the Identity Security landscape, including Identity Governance, Privileged Access Management, Threat Protection, and Zero Trust Architecture

Nice to have

  • Direct, hands-on experience positioning and selling Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions, and identity security automation workflows
  • Experience with or a strong understanding of artificial intelligence tools, AI agents, LLM integrations, and the security implications of non-human identity

What you get

  • Health, dental and vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Flexible spending account
  • Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)

Worth weighing

  • No specific information on the company's culture or team dynamics is provided
  • The role involves navigating complex organizations, which may require strong interpersonal skills and adaptability
  • The position is focused on enterprise pre-sales, which may not appeal to those seeking purely technical roles

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Listed by Okta on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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